Abstract
Unintentional injuries are one of most important public health problems in childhood that result in great medical costs, economic loss and serious consequences. Objective: aim of this study was to determine prevalence and some characteristics of unintentional injuries with children that are registered in childcare program in a Basic Health Unit in city of Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. A cross-sectional study carried out in a Basic Health Unit in city of Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, using interviews with parents or caregivers of children aged minor of 10 years, conducted after medical appointment and that contained questions related to injury. As for injury event original question was: the child suffered some kind of unintentional in last 15 days? Statistical analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics and differences between genders were analyzed with chi-squared test using statistical program EPIINFO. The level of significance was set to p 0,05). Regarding care received by children, only 29 (9.9%) needed medical care. Even with all efforts to prevent nonintentional injuries, males, domestic environment and falls still persist among children in this study, demonstrating importance to keep topic in evidence considering that early infancy is a critical period for preventive strategies.
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